How to avoid success

We all get on to the blogging world to achieve our goals.
Some started to make money blogging; some started just a hobby blog, but suddenly started blogging for money, others just because they could use the blog as a gift…

It doesn’t matter why we started blogging. The true thing is that we all want to succeed.

Success is hard to achieve. Even more if we’re talking about blogging. It takes a lot of work and dedication each and every day to start seeing some results after a long time, but, when achieved, it surely pays off.
While the vast majority of the “ Blogging tips ” blogs show how to reach your goals, it’s important to show how a newbie / advanced blogger SHOULD NOT do to really cover a complete “ how to succeed “ ABC.
So, I’ve decided to write today what a blogger must do in order to fail when blogging. It may sound weird to some of you, but trust me, it’s as important as the how to succeed posts.
So let’s do it.

How to make your blog fail

As bloggers, you can make your blog fail on numerous ways.

From the Social Media Viewpoint

Social media is the most powerful tool a blogger can use. And as Spideman’s Uncle said, a great power comes with great responsibility. That means that it can hurt you. It really can hurt you.

How can Social Media kill you?
1) Not updating: People will using your socials accounts to keep in touch with you and to be the first one to know the last thing you did. If you have a dead social account people won’t even care to take a look at it. Update your profile regularly, if you’re not willing to do so, don’t try to make an account.

2) Personal touch: Apart from getting updates about you and your blog, the main point why others will want to check your social profiles to know a bit more about your personal life. Give them a bit of personal touch. Apart from keeping them happy, you’ll build credibility.

3) Make money blogging: Using social media only to advertise products and to make money will make people lose interest on you. It’s ok to try to monetize your socials accounts, but don’t overdo it.

4) Advertising: Social accounts are made to be advertised just like if you went to advertise your blog. Make sure your readers know how to reach you.

From the Blogging Viewpoint

1) Spamming: This is the worst thing you can do. Want to get 1K UV per day within 24 hours? Want to make money blogging just by spending 10 minutes per week? Then this is not your business. If you want to succeed within a short timeframe without working too much you’ll fall in to the spamming trap. And if you do, you’re dead.

2) Copying: The second worst practice you can do. Apart from losing a powerful friend (Google), you won’t get anywhere. Your content can be better or worse than your competitors, but the first step to success is to make your own content. Why people look for blogs? To get useful information along with your personal thought about it. Give them what they want.

3) Not Trying: This is mostly about the make money blogging niche. You must try every income source out there if you ever want to make money blogging. As an example, if you’re using Google Adsense, try different colors, different placements… Try.

4) Trying: This is both about the blogging tips and make money blogging niches. If you ever recommend something, it would be good that you’ve tried it before recommending it, as you will be able to better show how something can hurt or help.

5) Not listening: Not listening to readers is just the stupidest thing you can do. Listening to them is very simple, and it pays off.

6) Not answering: Not answering to comments will make you fail within a very short timeframe. Blogging is a two – way communication, and having comments is great, as you’re knowing your readers and interacting with them, answering their questions… It’s great!

7) Not answering: To emails. Let me first say that you need a contact page on your blog, so people can easily contact you. Do you already have it? Then be sure you answer your readers.

8 ) No socialization: You need other bloggers to success. Make an effort to met them and have a nice chat with them. As an example, the problogger community is just great, as it’s full of bloggers to chat with.

I’m sure I’m forgetting something, if you thought about something that isn’t on the list, leave a comment and I’ll add it to the post with a link to the site you put on the comment.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post about how to success on your blogging journey.

Thanks for reading.